Blizzard
rhyming acrostic113 total reviews
Comment from ms. cardshark
Nice words on winter. Congratulations on placing in the contest! Very nicely done, made me feel the chill. It's a cold day here in WI, too.
MM
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2010
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Nice words on winter. Congratulations on placing in the contest! Very nicely done, made me feel the chill. It's a cold day here in WI, too.
MM
Comment Written 15-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2010
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Thank you, MM - glad you enjoyed. Now it is snowing again as I write. Ugh! Brooke :-)
Comment from --Turtle.
Is this why I had to shovel my drive four times in the past few days. :I
I thought this poem was really pretty. And I love it when I read a poem and don't realize its an Acrostic until after I look at the title again. It flowed very smooth, without feeling forced to fit with the starting letters of the downward word.
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2010
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Is this why I had to shovel my drive four times in the past few days. :I
I thought this poem was really pretty. And I love it when I read a poem and don't realize its an Acrostic until after I look at the title again. It flowed very smooth, without feeling forced to fit with the starting letters of the downward word.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2010
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Thank you, Turtle - I can see you've been having fun too! LOL thanks so much for your great review :-) Brooke
Comment from Calanatan
Very nice as an acrostic; none of the line beginnings are forced. I, when in the throws of an idea, sometimes find myself speaking to myself with the same meter and quasi-Shakespearian tones as this. Anything that makes me think I sound like the Bard works for me....
As for you, yes, this poem works for me. It captures well the mortal railing against the capricious gods. And the snow is still coming....
Best Wishes,
Calanatan
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2010
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Very nice as an acrostic; none of the line beginnings are forced. I, when in the throws of an idea, sometimes find myself speaking to myself with the same meter and quasi-Shakespearian tones as this. Anything that makes me think I sound like the Bard works for me....
As for you, yes, this poem works for me. It captures well the mortal railing against the capricious gods. And the snow is still coming....
Best Wishes,
Calanatan
Comment Written 07-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2010
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Thank you, Calanatan - Yep, we got 20 inches and now another 12 are coming tomorrow night :-) Brooke
Comment from Gaye Hemsley
Hi Brooke A great acrostic which really describes the weather situation in your part of the world. We are having a lovely summer Opps Sorry! I've just put on an acrostic on.
Cheers Gaye
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2010
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Hi Brooke A great acrostic which really describes the weather situation in your part of the world. We are having a lovely summer Opps Sorry! I've just put on an acrostic on.
Cheers Gaye
Comment Written 07-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2010
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Thank you, Gaye. And tomorrow night we have another foot coming! :-) Brooke
Comment from aviddbrut
fun piece, Brooke. too bad it didn't work. we are having record snowfalls here in Montana also. tired of it all. love the mythological references. great job.
david
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2010
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fun piece, Brooke. too bad it didn't work. we are having record snowfalls here in Montana also. tired of it all. love the mythological references. great job.
david
Comment Written 07-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2010
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David, glad you had fun with this - yeah, it didn't work one little bit!! Even church was canceled this morning. Thanks so much, Brooke :-)
Comment from mstad55
Over the side of the grassy knol grazed a great white stalion named Olympus. It was the quest of many a man to mount Olympus. With the speed of Zephyr winds, Olympus was not to be caught nor tamed. Only Aeolus, God of the winds was able to control the mighty beast and make him but a gentle breeze. I believe that to be a true story, even though your heart was in the right place to challenge the weather and rid us of the wintery blast that has been a festering pain in our backs shoveling the white stuff. Hope you stayed warm through it all. Mike
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2010
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Over the side of the grassy knol grazed a great white stalion named Olympus. It was the quest of many a man to mount Olympus. With the speed of Zephyr winds, Olympus was not to be caught nor tamed. Only Aeolus, God of the winds was able to control the mighty beast and make him but a gentle breeze. I believe that to be a true story, even though your heart was in the right place to challenge the weather and rid us of the wintery blast that has been a festering pain in our backs shoveling the white stuff. Hope you stayed warm through it all. Mike
Comment Written 07-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2010
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Mike, I have not been out since it started - tomorrow I need to shovel out my car and get to the post office to get a freelance job returned to a client before we get new snow Tuesday night! Yuck. Thanks, little brother :-) Brooke
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Drive carefful, it was nice today with some sun and 25 degrees. Almost a heat wave. More snow for us too coming. Double yuck. Mike
Comment from Fleedleflump
Erode the errors of the few
who blew your tempest's judgement through
the pillars of creation's dam
until it slammed down on the lands
and washed out all the mighty bad,
the silly sods and lilly pads,
the desperate Dan's that always fight,
so righteous, blighting with their might.
Until the dust did come to rest
and stain us all that did invest
in timeless rebirth, drenched in bile.
I saw it happen.
It was vile.
Mike
... no idea where that came from or what it means; it was definitely a streamer :-)
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2010
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Erode the errors of the few
who blew your tempest's judgement through
the pillars of creation's dam
until it slammed down on the lands
and washed out all the mighty bad,
the silly sods and lilly pads,
the desperate Dan's that always fight,
so righteous, blighting with their might.
Until the dust did come to rest
and stain us all that did invest
in timeless rebirth, drenched in bile.
I saw it happen.
It was vile.
Mike
... no idea where that came from or what it means; it was definitely a streamer :-)
Comment Written 07-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2010
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Your mind is one fascinating place, Mike - thank you :-) Brooke
Comment from Belinda Amy Pantyboy
Is this snowstorm I have been reading about in the news? If so I hope you are keeping yourself warm. A very effective poem and loved the "Z" alliteration sound. Many poems about the cold and this is one of the good ones.
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2010
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Is this snowstorm I have been reading about in the news? If so I hope you are keeping yourself warm. A very effective poem and loved the "Z" alliteration sound. Many poems about the cold and this is one of the good ones.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2010
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Thank you, my friend. Yep, this is the one in the news, and now another huge one is due this afternoon and tomorrow. Brooke :-)
Comment from honeytree
A blizzard can be a nasty experience, and being caught in one even more so. I loved the very descriptive words written here
"Death holds us in your icy grasp."
Great Writing
Honeytree.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2010
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A blizzard can be a nasty experience, and being caught in one even more so. I loved the very descriptive words written here
"Death holds us in your icy grasp."
Great Writing
Honeytree.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2010
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Thank you, Annie. I appreciate your thoughtful review :-) Brooke
Comment from HalfHoff
Not a really 'pretty' picture here, but certainly a superb acrostic! No doubt, you will have no trouble in the voting. Wow, again. Lea Ann
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2010
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Not a really 'pretty' picture here, but certainly a superb acrostic! No doubt, you will have no trouble in the voting. Wow, again. Lea Ann
Comment Written 07-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2010
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Thank you, Lea Ann. Glad you enjoyed the not so pretty blizzard :-) Brooke
